Teca-type Reliquary With Authentic Episcopal Seal – Ghent, 1864

Reliquary of teca type with authentic episcopal – Ghent, 1864

Circular reliquary of teca type, containing four relics ex ossibus arranged in a cross around a central hand-painted motif (blue and red polylobed cross on a striated gold background).

Description:

Interior decoration in paper filigree and polychrome highlights, typical of 19th-century devotional works.

The relics are identified by handwritten inscriptions under glass and correspond to those mentioned on the attached certificate of authenticity:
- St. Ludovica (Saint)
- Blessed Ludovica (probably Ludovica Albertoni)
- Blessed Michelina of Pesaro
- St. Catherine of Bologna.

The reverse is closed and sealed with wire and an intact red episcopal wax seal bearing the arms of Henricus-Franciscus Bracq, Bishop of Ghent.

Attached certificate of authenticity:
Original certificate of authenticity on paper, dated Ghent, July 20, 1864, signed and sealed by Henricus-Franciscus Bracq, Bishop of Ghent, certifying the authenticity of the relics according to the prescriptions of the Council of Trent.

The document precisely describes:
– the nature of the relics,
– their placement in an oval reliquary  
Made of metal, silver, and crystal, sealed with wire and red episcopal wax, and authorizing their display for private veneration by the faithful.
Well-preserved embossed episcopal seal.

Condition:

Good overall condition. - Glass in place. - Wax seal intact. - Creases on the document consistent with its age.

In accordance with canon law (can. 1190 §1), this sale concerns only the reliquary as a sacred work of art.
The relics it contains are not the object of the transaction but are included free of charge for their historical and cultural value.

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